Walkable urbanism - the new American dream

The American dream - home ownership - has been just that. It exists only in the hype of the real estate mouseateers, oops marketeers.

These guys when referring to any real estate marketing trend - will add the marketing hype - the American dream nonsense. It is pure BS.

E.g., a 'new' trend is call walkable urbanism: "both small communities and big cities characterized by efficient mass transit systems and high density developments enabling residents to walk virtually everywhere for everything -- from home to work to restaurants to movie theaters."

Gee - imagine that - a new trend. Please! But, isn't this Portland?

Look - isn't this what one wants in any orderly and safe society? In the history of the world - isn't this what people want? No - I want to be as far removed as possible from groceries, entertainment, etc.

You know, I would like to feel that I could board a MAX train and not feel vulnerable - I feel vulnerable. I would like to be able to move about my neighborhood streets without drug dealers - I can't.

You know what is missing from these geniuses is how to bring this dream to fruition. They know how to state the obvious. PDC is one of these geniuses.

I mean from their perspective - they are among the wealthy - they don't see crime as standing in the way (it doesn't in their neighborhood), nor the fact that there is a substantial and ever increasing imbalance in incomes (they are among the wealthy).